January 1, 2010

VEHICLE THEFT ARREST C10-245

Sometime after 3:00 a.m. on January 1, 2010, a male attended to his running vehicle in the rear lane of a residence in the 700 block of Arlington Street and located two unknown persons within the vehicle.

The suspect male in the driver’s seat struck a parked vehicle as he attempted to drive away. The vehicle owner confronted the suspect and a physical altercation ensued. The victim was physically assaulted by the suspect during the altercation but did not require medical attention.

The suspect fled but was apprehended by the victim and an acquaintance in the area of Home Street and Wellington Avenue where they held him until police arrived a short time later.

Derek John HALL, 22 years of Winnipeg, was charged with Assault, Theft Over $5,000.00, Impaired Driving, Failure to Provide a Breath Sample and two Court Order breaches. He was detained at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.

The investigation is continuing.

STABBING C10-480

On January 1, 2010 at approximately 8:55 a.m., police were called to the area of Grosvenor Avnue and Lilac Street regarding a male that had been stabbed.

An adult male was conveyed to hospital with life threatening injuries to his upper body and remains in critical condition at this time.

A second adult male was stabbed in the mid-section of his body and is being treated for non life-threatening injuries.

A third involved male was physically assaulted and is also being treated for non life-threatening injuries.

The circumstances surrounding the incident continue to be investigated and no additional information is available at this time.